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Hard Livin

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[Intro]
D5
[Verse]
D5I used to love to look for a fight
D5I'd get drunk and shoot out the lights
D5I was known to get outta hand
N.C.
A rought and rowdy honky tonk man
[Chorus]
Never thGought it would happen to D5me
But this hA5ard livin' Cain't Gas easy as it used to Dbe
[Verse]
D5I looked a lot, but I've never found
D5A woman that could settle me down
D5I been known to have a good time
N.C.
No, I could never walk the line
Never tGhought it would happen to D5me
But this hA5ard livin' aCin't as Geasy as it D5used to be
[Breakdown]
G5 F#5 F5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5 E5
D5
G5 F#5 F5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5 F#5
A5 C
[Chorus]
Never thGought it would happen to D5me
But this hA5ard livin' Cain't Gas easy as it used to D5be  woo
[Solo]
G  D5
G  D5
A5 C G
D

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Hard Livin

by Chris Stapleton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#5

[Intro]

[Verse]

I used to love to look for a fight

I'd get drunk and shoot out the lights

I was known to get outta hand

N.C.

A rought and rowdy honky tonk man

[Chorus]

G D5

Never thought it would happen to me

A5 C G D

But this hard livin' ain't as easy as it used to be

[Verse]

I looked a lot, but I've never found

A woman that could settle me down

I been known to have a good time

N.C.

No, I could never walk the line

G D5

Never thought it would happen to me

A5 C G D5

But this hard livin' ain't as easy as it used to be

[Breakdown]

G5 F#5 F5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5 E5

G5 F#5 F5 F#5 G5 F#5 F5 F#5

A5 C

[Chorus]

G D5

Never thought it would happen to me

A5 C G D5

But this hard livin' ain't as easy as it used to be woo

[Solo]

G D5

A5 C G

About Hard Livin Chords by Chris Stapleton

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What key is "Hard Livin" in?

The chords for "Hard Livin" show the original chord names (including D5, C, A, G, A5, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.